Oil thieves pilfer 40,000 litres of diesel in Jharsuguda

Ranchi | Friday | 1st June, 2018

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The estimated cost of the pilfered diesel is believed to be around Rs 29 lakh. JHARSUGUDA: Within the space of a week, unknown miscreants have pilfered nearly 40,000 litres of diesel from the Indian Oil Corporation Limited 's (IOCL)'s Jharsuguda-Ranchi pipeline at Budhapada village under Laikera police station limits, here. "We observed a drop in pressure from our pipeline transporting diesel from Jharsuguda to Ranchi on Sunday night. Because of the high pressure that oil is passed through the pipeline, filling one tanker doesn't take much time. "Nearly 40,000 litres of diesel has been stolen..